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guess what john boehner says. but first... >> this is the "full court press." >> other stuff you need to know as you head out the door this morning, a big protest against the keystone xl pipeline in front of the white house yesterday resulted in 48 people getting arrested. politico reports that robert f. kennedy jr. actress daryl hannah bill mcgibbon and leaders of the sierra club were among those locked up for attaching themselves to the
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he has to play both sides of the party just like john boehner. just like his boss, president bush. and they can read what's written on the wall here. they will make themselves feel strong. they're going up against the president. they're being tough about spending cuts. but you do not make up the deficit in the polls. this kind of scenario, every day, every week, there will be those furlough letters going out. so even before we get to meat not getting on the shelves, there are going to be bad stories about government workers, not generic government workers, but fire fighters, people trying to raise their families, go out, do an honest day's work. they're going to be the story. not tax cuts. not the president against john boehner. >> you see u joe, this is what the e lerksz was all about. and i raise this to the president on my radio show today. why would the republicans even risk this or even do this to the american people when the election is over. they cannot vote him out. he won't be running again. and listen to what his answer was to me. it seems they understand the impact. i do
he has to play both sides of the party just like john boehner. just like his boss, president bush. and they can read what's written on the wall here. they will make themselves feel strong. they're going up against the president. they're being tough about spending cuts. but you do not make up the deficit in the polls. this kind of scenario, every day, every week, there will be those furlough letters going out. so even before we get to meat not getting on the shelves, there are going to be bad...
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today president obama called house speaker john boehner and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell about the looming sequestration. in our area and across the country, hundreds of thousands of people are adding it all up. they're the ones really affected by the deadline of march the 1st. steve handelsman on capitol hill with more on this. >> jim, thanks. it's one thing to watch this sequestration standoff on tv. read about it in the papers, but it's a lot more real, more frustrating, more frightening when what you're reading. in norfolk, home of the atlantic fleet, ship-yard workers at dae learned of possible layoffs and written notices. >> i got one when i got off work yets and w when i went to work. >> they take this away, a lot of people will be hurt. >> this could be with patterson and hurt business at attitudi's nearby. >> to know that those people are uncertainly, it's scary for them and for us as well. >> terry muralies is scared at her restaurant near the air force base in georgia. >> how do i decrease this bill? that bill? how do i minimize and still maintain? >> reporter:
today president obama called house speaker john boehner and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell about the looming sequestration. in our area and across the country, hundreds of thousands of people are adding it all up. they're the ones really affected by the deadline of march the 1st. steve handelsman on capitol hill with more on this. >> jim, thanks. it's one thing to watch this sequestration standoff on tv. read about it in the papers, but it's a lot more real, more frustrating,...
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. >> michael: over at the house problem called house speaker john boehner and top mitch mcconnell but no one will talk about what was discussed. we will a go to peter fenn, but first we want to give you a sense of the personal impact these cuts will have. the facility was supposed to upgrade the abraham lincoln aircraft carrier but that's on hold was the navy may not be able to pay for it. for more details of how the cuts will trickle down into the newport community we turn to michael shapiro who joins you via skype. welcome into the war room. >> hi, michael. >> reporter: how is it not called the newport news news, we'll get to that later. i'm sure you heard that before. now it the cuts in general, will people be out of work? >> it's still a little unclear. the cuts go through a number of repair yards who have already taken the step of issuing notices saying they'll have to layoff a lot of works. the the shipyard in newport news hired thousands of people to work on this aircraft project and that's in jeopardy. >> michael: who are the people in your community blaming for this? it hasn'
. >> michael: over at the house problem called house speaker john boehner and top mitch mcconnell but no one will talk about what was discussed. we will a go to peter fenn, but first we want to give you a sense of the personal impact these cuts will have. the facility was supposed to upgrade the abraham lincoln aircraft carrier but that's on hold was the navy may not be able to pay for it. for more details of how the cuts will trickle down into the newport community we turn to michael...
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the president put out his offer to john boehner today. it had over $1 trillion in spending cuts. it was $1.8 trillion in additional deficit reduction. two-third of it is in spending cuts. he is serious about spending. we want compromise. we need to have the compromise from both sides. >> bret: the letter will go out. i know we got the talking points about the different points. i was asking about the warren act and the notifications. do you think this is a potential problem? notifications didn't go out before the election. >> unfortunately, bret, unfortunately, i think that at this point there is much greater concern. they were saying of course we'll work something out. you now have the republicans suggesting that the people control the leadership that they plan to let the sequester go in effect. that's not what we want that. is not our message. they're not our message. work together and have a compromise. that is not a talking point. that is specific hard choices. this president put out $400 billion in medicare savings. that is difficult to do over ten years. he would not call fo
the president put out his offer to john boehner today. it had over $1 trillion in spending cuts. it was $1.8 trillion in additional deficit reduction. two-third of it is in spending cuts. he is serious about spending. we want compromise. we need to have the compromise from both sides. >> bret: the letter will go out. i know we got the talking points about the different points. i was asking about the warren act and the notifications. do you think this is a potential problem? notifications...
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. >> andrea: john boehner called the current budget crisis one that the president, himself, created. >> this sequester was the president's idea. his party needs to follow through on their plans to replace them. >> andrea: this was the president's idea. carney the press secretary admitted as much to bret baier. the president in 2011 said he would veto any attempt to try to replace the cuts. now he is crying help, what do we do? kimberly, this sequester, i see it as two issues here. the political and policy. the policy being the actual cuts. $600 billion on defense scheduled to take place marm 1. political front, republicans sitting on their hands, they will let it happen it looks like. who loses. where does the fall-out hit if that happens? dims white house is hoping it will be more blame to republicans to in fact severely damage them going forward to 2016 and the different house and senate races, right? make them look like the party of no. the party that can't work together, can't come up with bipartisan support. that the democrats are trying to do something to fix the current situat
. >> andrea: john boehner called the current budget crisis one that the president, himself, created. >> this sequester was the president's idea. his party needs to follow through on their plans to replace them. >> andrea: this was the president's idea. carney the press secretary admitted as much to bret baier. the president in 2011 said he would veto any attempt to try to replace the cuts. now he is crying help, what do we do? kimberly, this sequester, i see it as two issues...
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is this john boehner's version of feeding time at the zoo, giving the crazies what they want so they will sit in their seats and behave? is this final payment to insanity the last vestige of what calm republicanism is ready to cough up? but how else can you explain the readiness of the gop leadership to let this fraken stein's monster, it doomsday machine, this sequestration go all out berserk? how else can we understand the party of lincoln doing such economic damage to the republic, such damage and moral to the people. democrat ed rendell and republican michael steele. gentlemen, i want to start with you, michael, because i know you will disagree with me and that's what this is about. i read a lot of good reporting today, not analysis, but good reporting from your side of the aisle, further right than you i believe, that says, great, let's have sequestration. let's short the pentagon. let's cut $85 billion out of the hide of the economy. let's remove hope from the country, maybe risk a second dip because it all helps the republican party and the ideology of lower government, less g
is this john boehner's version of feeding time at the zoo, giving the crazies what they want so they will sit in their seats and behave? is this final payment to insanity the last vestige of what calm republicanism is ready to cough up? but how else can you explain the readiness of the gop leadership to let this fraken stein's monster, it doomsday machine, this sequestration go all out berserk? how else can we understand the party of lincoln doing such economic damage to the republic, such...
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also said the president has called john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell to discuss the sequestration budget cuts that take effect march 1. >> technical difficulties. i apologize. pretty good stuff. the chart behind me -- you will be graded. the chart behind me you can find in a link on the post we just put up justwhiteh ouse.v -- just put up on whitehouse.gov. it is a refresher about the president's plans to eliminate the sequester and reduce our deficit, beyond the one called for by the sequestered. it will be familiar because the plan has been on the table and on offer for some time. thatow and you know leaders in congress are aware of this because they were on the receiving end of that offer. the offer remains on the table. in this chart, a couple of interesting facts. from 2009 when the deficit was the largest as a result of the great recession, we have seen a decrease in the size of the deficit that represents the largest reduction since the end of world war ii. what you see beyond that in the projections, calculations based on cbo, is what would happen to the
also said the president has called john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell to discuss the sequestration budget cuts that take effect march 1. >> technical difficulties. i apologize. pretty good stuff. the chart behind me -- you will be graded. the chart behind me you can find in a link on the post we just put up justwhiteh ouse.v -- just put up on whitehouse.gov. it is a refresher about the president's plans to eliminate the sequester and reduce our deficit, beyond the one...
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john boehner said the day it passed, i got 98% of what i wanted. paul ryan, i have a quote from him today on my blog, paul ryan said if they try to breach the spending limits, the sequester kicks in, we got that in there, something like that. these folks have owned this. not unlike what you just said, they thought it was good policy. by the way, with one exception. paul ryan would really not like to see those defense cuts take place. >> of course not. we don't want any of those. >> one of the things you have to watch out for is trying to switch from kind of a bait and switch, trying to switch from the defense cuts over to the nondefense side of the budget which can't take any more cuts as far as i'm concerned. >> absolutely. congresswoman, my colleague, the reverend al sharpton, just interviewed the president on the radio. i'd like to you take a listen to what the president said about these cuts. >> they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts that could slow down our recover over closing tax loopholes. and that's the thing that binds their party t
john boehner said the day it passed, i got 98% of what i wanted. paul ryan, i have a quote from him today on my blog, paul ryan said if they try to breach the spending limits, the sequester kicks in, we got that in there, something like that. these folks have owned this. not unlike what you just said, they thought it was good policy. by the way, with one exception. paul ryan would really not like to see those defense cuts take place. >> of course not. we don't want any of those. >>...
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how many republicans will john boehner be able to deliver? >> we now know the united states will in fact go over the fiscal can cliff at midnight tonight. >> it's almost like whack a mole. as soon as they get one thing done, another one pops up. >> gloria borger is here. >> it's groundhog day and you're in it and i'm in it and you're in it. we're going through it all over again. so let's do a little -- we're going to take a little trip down memory lane, okay? december 2010, wolf, we showed that in that clip. that was one month after republicans took control of the house. you remember when the tea party was so popular? congress came back for a lame duck session because the government was running out of money and the bush tax cuts were expiring. so what did they do? they extended some of those tax cuts, extended them all and guess what they did. they kicked the can down the road. that will be a theme of our discussion, wolf, kicking the can down the road. so that brings us to summer -- >> the summer of 2011 and that debt ceiling crisis. >> that
how many republicans will john boehner be able to deliver? >> we now know the united states will in fact go over the fiscal can cliff at midnight tonight. >> it's almost like whack a mole. as soon as they get one thing done, another one pops up. >> gloria borger is here. >> it's groundhog day and you're in it and i'm in it and you're in it. we're going through it all over again. so let's do a little -- we're going to take a little trip down memory lane, okay? december...
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the president contacted house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. no details on the wall but eight days away. it would take a real miracle for congress as of right now, it is acting like not a care in the world to move on something as enormous as the sequester, replacing it in eight days and looking like will happen and house republicans are fine with this so far, is that the sequester goes in to effect and that the new baseline for a new budget the rest of this year will be a more favorable number to house conservatives and that's very wonky and they see going forward with sequester, they want the cuts they want and the lower number. might not get everything specifically related to defense but going to negotiate this future government shut down slated for march 27th, they have a stronger negotiating potential with the new number of the sequester for the rest of the fiscal year and wonky insider d.c. stuff but that's where we stand. >> thank you. let's bring in the political panel. nbc news political analyst and former democratic governor ed rendell
the president contacted house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. no details on the wall but eight days away. it would take a real miracle for congress as of right now, it is acting like not a care in the world to move on something as enormous as the sequester, replacing it in eight days and looking like will happen and house republicans are fine with this so far, is that the sequester goes in to effect and that the new baseline for a new budget the rest of this...
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plus, the latest on what the white house is saying about mitch mcconnell and speaker john boehner and have you heard about this? walmart e-mail s leaked and shos they're nervous about february sales saying where are the customers? is walmart the new barometer on our economy? and new insight in to the oscar pistorius murder case. a professor estimates less than 10% of murder cases in south africa end in conviction. this looeding professor will join us to discuss the latest developments, including the incredible turn of events that went down this morning. five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. it's healthier, ammonia-free. and with aloe, vitamin e, and coconut oil, my hair looks healthier than before i colored. i switched. you should too, to natural instincts. ♪ they hatin' ♪ patrolling they tryin' to catch me ridin' dirty ♪ ♪ tryin' to catch me ridin' dirty ♪ ♪ t
plus, the latest on what the white house is saying about mitch mcconnell and speaker john boehner and have you heard about this? walmart e-mail s leaked and shos they're nervous about february sales saying where are the customers? is walmart the new barometer on our economy? and new insight in to the oscar pistorius murder case. a professor estimates less than 10% of murder cases in south africa end in conviction. this looeding professor will join us to discuss the latest developments,...
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make them more targeted, met with john boehner? no, he's going on and helping campaign events with first responders and talking to local tv anchors who won't ask tough questions like wasn't this your idea, mr. president? so, he is campaigning, rather nan leading and he should be governing, not going out there trying to blame the republicans for his own creation. >> megyn: you know, simon, to hear the president tell it you would think he has nothing to do with the sequester. >> i don't think that's true, megyn. everybody is for it. everybody in the house and senate, and conceded to the negotiation in 2011. this is something that was willfully created by everybody at the table and agreed to it. >> megyn: it was the white house's idea. >> so what? it was his idea, but every single republican in the house and senate voted for it. >> megyn: no, i agree, and both-- i'll let you finish your thought. but here, let me just clarify the question i was trying it pose to you. there's no question that both parties are to blame for the sequester
make them more targeted, met with john boehner? no, he's going on and helping campaign events with first responders and talking to local tv anchors who won't ask tough questions like wasn't this your idea, mr. president? so, he is campaigning, rather nan leading and he should be governing, not going out there trying to blame the republicans for his own creation. >> megyn: you know, simon, to hear the president tell it you would think he has nothing to do with the sequester. >> i...
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. >> house speaker john boehner asked of the president, what is he doing to stop the sequester that would hollow out our armed forces? as politicians squabble over who should give what in negotiations, defense secretary leon panetta is overseas talking with nato about how the budget cuts could impact allies internationally. >> companies in maryland are plenty concerned that cuts and furloughs in the pentagon may hurt their bottom lines. the howard county chamber of commerce has launched a new venture to build relationships between the defense department of local contractors. sequestration is putting future government projects up in the air. >> 2/3 of our volume comes from the intelligence community. it is a huge impact. we're looking for some certainty. >> most of the companies we spoke to said they don't expect immediate personnel changes, because most projects are already paid for. the future is their main concern. still ahead, i will chat with jilliam michaels. she has a new book out that could keep you slim permanently. baltimore is under consideration as the site of the future as the
. >> house speaker john boehner asked of the president, what is he doing to stop the sequester that would hollow out our armed forces? as politicians squabble over who should give what in negotiations, defense secretary leon panetta is overseas talking with nato about how the budget cuts could impact allies internationally. >> companies in maryland are plenty concerned that cuts and furloughs in the pentagon may hurt their bottom lines. the howard county chamber of commerce has...
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how did john boehner get into such a corner? >> i think the whole republican party has gotten into a corner by letting the president off the hook. here's a president almost a spending addict, the debt has gone up dram lick. what nobody is talking about is we are taking this credit card and pasting it to the next gen wrags, which is unconscionable. there's always been a promise from one generation to the next we would leave america better and stronger. instead we're kicking the can down the road and telling them good luck. i think it's outrageous. why aren't peopleal home saying we just need a balanced-budget amendment. >> if you talk about that, john, with the fact that we're leaving america worse off, a lot of economists would disagree with you, but knowing we need to get or revenue under control, in hindsight why would john boehner agree and say i got 98% of what i wanted. >> first of all, i think most people thought this would never come to fruition. it should very called being put in time-out. this is like, if we don't do ou
how did john boehner get into such a corner? >> i think the whole republican party has gotten into a corner by letting the president off the hook. here's a president almost a spending addict, the debt has gone up dram lick. what nobody is talking about is we are taking this credit card and pasting it to the next gen wrags, which is unconscionable. there's always been a promise from one generation to the next we would leave america better and stronger. instead we're kicking the can down...
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john boehner saying i cannot work with this administration. rich: absolutely. would she have gotten his ways this could affect lives of americans. this is what this sequestration or on exiting cuts means to you. it comes march 1, let's say. april 1 into this summer and the effects aren't as dire as people predict they will be, you get a sense government spending cuts are actually not that bad. so this is a time right now or you want to warn the most dire circumstances coming in the future to get away and have congress act the way you want. cheryl: rich edson, thank you so much. dennis: breaking news, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. trying to ban jon corzine from trading for the rest of his life. cheryl: the bottom line with liz macdonald following this story. liz: it is self revelatory body, here is what is behind the push by two board members to ban jon corzine for life. they're worried he will be running money from including offshore. the board member saying 16 months after mf global class costing investors $1.6 billion, we still have enough but so
john boehner saying i cannot work with this administration. rich: absolutely. would she have gotten his ways this could affect lives of americans. this is what this sequestration or on exiting cuts means to you. it comes march 1, let's say. april 1 into this summer and the effects aren't as dire as people predict they will be, you get a sense government spending cuts are actually not that bad. so this is a time right now or you want to warn the most dire circumstances coming in the future to...
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tom, i'm going to start with you, can you explain the john boehner message? and does he really want to find a solution here or does he have to appease conservatives? >> first, you got to do both. you got to appease the conservatives first. the cr wasn't a good fight. >> continuing resolution. >> right. >> got to speak a little english. >> they lose to fight. this is their best fight. and they got to show their base they're willing to follow through. i think they'll follow quickly with an appropriation bill for the rest of the year in a defense that will supplant this. >> all right. does president obama and the senate democrats, senator brone, need to pass something? do they just continue to try to do public opinion? >> here we are at another cliff in washington, d.c. we have more in washington, d.c., than in the grand canyon. i think the democrats and the senate will pass a bill but they're not going to get 60 votes so it can't pass a full senate. republicans will offer an alternative and that's not going to pass. if that happens, i think you're looking at th
tom, i'm going to start with you, can you explain the john boehner message? and does he really want to find a solution here or does he have to appease conservatives? >> first, you got to do both. you got to appease the conservatives first. the cr wasn't a good fight. >> continuing resolution. >> right. >> got to speak a little english. >> they lose to fight. this is their best fight. and they got to show their base they're willing to follow through. i think they'll...
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meeting with john boehner and mitch mcconnell is a total freaking waste of time! don't do it, mr. president. see you tomorrow! [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: hello, tv land. jacki schechner good morning! >> good morning you got the memo to wear green today too. >> stephanie: i did, thank you. birthday boy karl frisch is going to be here. >> it's his birthday. >> stephanie: he is now 35 and able to run for president. >> i didn't bake anything no strippers, i totally failed as a friend. >> stephanie: that's right. adam schiff the congressman from right outside the window -- >> he is the congressman of your block? >> stephanie: he is. he will be here to explain why the republicans are not going to win the sequester fight. here agency is jacki schechner in the current news center. >> good morning, everybody, vice president biden is traveling to danbury danbury, connecticut today to address the issue of gun violence. the conversation will include discussions of ways to protect our children and keep our communities safer. at the same time the national rifle association is launching
meeting with john boehner and mitch mcconnell is a total freaking waste of time! don't do it, mr. president. see you tomorrow! [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: hello, tv land. jacki schechner good morning! >> good morning you got the memo to wear green today too. >> stephanie: i did, thank you. birthday boy karl frisch is going to be here. >> it's his birthday. >> stephanie: he is now 35 and able to run for president. >> i didn't bake anything no...
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john boehner has gone on the offensive saying the president proposed and approved this months ago. so he bears some of the blame if not or more than congress. who is scoring the more points there? >> if you look at polling on all of these issues, in the end republicans have been getting the blame. the president knows that. first of all, he got reelected. the nation's on my side because they clearly still want me to be doing my job. republicans got reelected to run the house. the way they see is the nation is on our side. supported republicans predominantly at least in the house. the way the white house sees it, they are doing what they do best. holding campaign style rallies. having the president speak with local tv stations in areas of the country that would be affected by this. going over the heads of washington and trying to hit americans back home and trying to make the point to them that way while congress squabbles over here and remains unpopular. if they do something, if they don't do something, in the end the white house comes out on top. >> if congress is back monday they'
john boehner has gone on the offensive saying the president proposed and approved this months ago. so he bears some of the blame if not or more than congress. who is scoring the more points there? >> if you look at polling on all of these issues, in the end republicans have been getting the blame. the president knows that. first of all, he got reelected. the nation's on my side because they clearly still want me to be doing my job. republicans got reelected to run the house. the way they...
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with john boehner. if you recall, he even came up to the capitol hill, he even talked to the house republican caucus trying to get their support for his stimulus package and boehner and mcconnell and eric cantor were down there at the white house for meeting after meeting after meeting and what do they do every single time they walk out of the meetings, they walked up to the microphones at the stakeout position and they trashed obama dumped on obama stabbed him in the back. they never went for anything that he proposed. john boehner then met privately with the president three different occasions three different times. they made a deal. and then john boehner came back to the house. eric cantor said oh, no, you don't, buddy. john boehner reneged on the deal. what is the purpose of meeting with john boehner and mitch mcconnell? nothing is going to happen. the president's put a plan out there. erskine bowles and alan simpson who now are considered the gods of budget deficit they've had the same plan out the
with john boehner. if you recall, he even came up to the capitol hill, he even talked to the house republican caucus trying to get their support for his stimulus package and boehner and mcconnell and eric cantor were down there at the white house for meeting after meeting after meeting and what do they do every single time they walk out of the meetings, they walked up to the microphones at the stakeout position and they trashed obama dumped on obama stabbed him in the back. they never went for...
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speaker of the house john boehner submitted an op-ed in the "wall street journal" sending a strong message to the president. boehner wrote, "the president has repeatedly called for even more tax revenue, but the american people don't support trading spending cuts for higher taxes. the president's sequester is the wrong way to reduce the deficit, but it is here to stay. until washington democrats get serious about cutting spending. the government simply cannot keep delaying the inevitable and spending money it doesn't have." and stay with news4 for continuing coverage of the sequestration showdown as the march 1 deadline approaches. when you can't watch, you can always get the latest information on nbcwashington.com. >>> president obama says a leak of what the white house is planning to do to reform immigration did not hurt the senate's negotiations to change immigration. last friday, a "usa today" article detailed what the white house wants to propose for people coming to the country illegally just as the senate works to come up with its own bill. the white house says bills get leaked all
speaker of the house john boehner submitted an op-ed in the "wall street journal" sending a strong message to the president. boehner wrote, "the president has repeatedly called for even more tax revenue, but the american people don't support trading spending cuts for higher taxes. the president's sequester is the wrong way to reduce the deficit, but it is here to stay. until washington democrats get serious about cutting spending. the government simply cannot keep delaying the...
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. >> john boehner asked of the president, what is he doing to stop the sequester that would hall allowed the armed forces? as politicians squabble, leon panetta is talking with nato about how these cuts would affect our allies. >> there is a new poll out about these spending cuts. >> it says 25% of people have not heard anything about these cuts. another 25% have heard a lot about these cuts. three in 10 americans would blame the president. >> hallie jackson, thank you. defense attorneys for oscar pistorius are putting the police on trial. the lead detective faces attempted murder charges. a series of police blunders in handling the crime scene. oscar pistorius thought his girlfriend was an intruder. another round of snowstorms slamming the midwest. kansas city could be one of the hardest-hit cities. ony unveiled the long awaited playstation 4 last night. users can broadcaster live game play two friends. sony hopes the new consul will help them compete with the xbox and the wii. fewer americans may be peaking gingon fast food. -- pigin out on fast food. >> at the day for a boeing. will p
. >> john boehner asked of the president, what is he doing to stop the sequester that would hall allowed the armed forces? as politicians squabble, leon panetta is talking with nato about how these cuts would affect our allies. >> there is a new poll out about these spending cuts. >> it says 25% of people have not heard anything about these cuts. another 25% have heard a lot about these cuts. three in 10 americans would blame the president. >> hallie jackson, thank you....
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john boehner sat on the side and said, you created it. you fix it. a lot of americans say, well, i see the president trying and i don't see republicans out there. >> steve: here is the thing, the republicans are out there and they're making their case and they do make an effective case of what is looming and how the president could fix this right now today, just with the stroke of a pen. but he doesn't because he's out for politics and he's got a compliant national mainstream media. whatever he says, they put out there and that's one of the reasons why he's got a high popular iterating, because how many members of the mainstream media said you know the sequester was invented by the white house, right? >> brian: nobody knows that. he was denying that. >> steve: he was. >> brian: in 2010 that -- 2011, he's like, i didn't come up with this, and bob woodruff wrote it. he has all-time approval rating at 55%. 40% disapprove. all time for him back to 2009. for the republicans, they have 35% with a 55% disapproval rating. >> steve: today on the pages of huma
john boehner sat on the side and said, you created it. you fix it. a lot of americans say, well, i see the president trying and i don't see republicans out there. >> steve: here is the thing, the republicans are out there and they're making their case and they do make an effective case of what is looming and how the president could fix this right now today, just with the stroke of a pen. but he doesn't because he's out for politics and he's got a compliant national mainstream media....
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i think john boehner has clearly demonstrated he doesn't have the votes on his side. you know, he tried to compromise of his own. he couldn't get the votes. and i don't think he could get any additional votes right now. i think that's the problem. >> can you think of any other industry or business that could survive -- never mind prosper -- that could survive with the years and years of inaction and inability to get anything done as the united states congress? >> no. the only reason we can do that is because we have such deep pockets and we can continue to do this. no business would survive. and very frankly, managing from crisis to crisis every 30, 60, 90 days is an absurd way -- there's no -- i tell the press, there are 13% of americans apparently think congress is okay. i tell the press i want to find those 13% because they don't know what's happening. i'm with the 87%. congress is not working. and congress is not working because we've got this ideological confrontation when we need pragmatic -- how does the math work? clinton said it best. you've got to do the ari
i think john boehner has clearly demonstrated he doesn't have the votes on his side. you know, he tried to compromise of his own. he couldn't get the votes. and i don't think he could get any additional votes right now. i think that's the problem. >> can you think of any other industry or business that could survive -- never mind prosper -- that could survive with the years and years of inaction and inability to get anything done as the united states congress? >> no. the only reason...
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john boehner really wanted to lay the sequester at the feet of the president, the obamaquester, they want you to call it. it might have worked if it were true. the daily beast uncovered this power point slide from a year and a half ago, using it to try to sell republicans on the sequester deal. this power point presentation boasting about all the ways that sequestration was good for republicans, and how they, republicans should vote for it because there was a lot to like, because it look, sets up a new sequestration process to cut spending across the board. we like that. vote for that. maybe we should call it the boehnerquester, the quester of the house? maybe the p-90x quester. at the same time boehner was giving his power point presentation telling republicans they had to go along with it, paul ryan was bragging to fox news that this was a win for republicans and conservatives. >> what conservatives like me have been fighting for for years are statutory caps on spending. legal caps in the law that says government agencies cannot spend over a set amount of money. and if they breach
john boehner really wanted to lay the sequester at the feet of the president, the obamaquester, they want you to call it. it might have worked if it were true. the daily beast uncovered this power point slide from a year and a half ago, using it to try to sell republicans on the sequester deal. this power point presentation boasting about all the ways that sequestration was good for republicans, and how they, republicans should vote for it because there was a lot to like, because it look, sets...
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because john boehner couldn't control his caucus. don't forget, that's how we got into this mess in the first place. as you pointed out, talk about a lack of leadership, my goodness. >> steve, isn't this what the republicans have wanted all along, across-the-board cuts? i know they're very concerned about defense spending and defense projects, because it's in the backyard of a lot of these republicans. but across-the-board cuts is really what they wanted all along, because this is going to force the democrats to possibly go after the big three. what about that? >> i think there is something to that. i mean clearly their hopes all along were the sequester, as damaging as it is gives them the cuts that they want without any real revenue. the president was able to get $600 billion in revenue towards the end of last year. but at this point republicans are thinking no more revenue, no more compromising, and they want a deal that has 100% cuts, zero percent revenue. and for all the ills, all the damage it's going to do the military, the ec
because john boehner couldn't control his caucus. don't forget, that's how we got into this mess in the first place. as you pointed out, talk about a lack of leadership, my goodness. >> steve, isn't this what the republicans have wanted all along, across-the-board cuts? i know they're very concerned about defense spending and defense projects, because it's in the backyard of a lot of these republicans. but across-the-board cuts is really what they wanted all along, because this is going...
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republican house speaker john boehner said today, you created it, you fix it. a north bay traveler said he is not worried. >> said recently, there is a bird that's able to fly, it has a left wing, it has a right wing, and is somehow still able to fly. so i think it will work. >> reporter: the republicans and democrats fly like that by march 1. in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> nasa has released new images of the asteroid that flew by earth last week. nasa says it's the clearest picture yet. as that asteroid was headed away from earth. the images were taken over the span of about 8 hours. >>> it was warmer today than yesterday by about 5 or 10 degrees. temperatures tonight are going to get pretty chilly. that cold air that brought us snow on bay area peaks continues to filter into the area. it's settling in with light ridgeds tonight. current temperature in santa rosa is 46. 43 in napa. 47 in concourt. numbers are going to drop down into the low 30s. even upper 20s in some north bay valleys. napa 29 degrees for an overnight low. frosts on the wi
republican house speaker john boehner said today, you created it, you fix it. a north bay traveler said he is not worried. >> said recently, there is a bird that's able to fly, it has a left wing, it has a right wing, and is somehow still able to fly. so i think it will work. >> reporter: the republicans and democrats fly like that by march 1. in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> nasa has released new images of the asteroid that flew by earth last week. nasa...
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john boehner, meanwhile with, is the them, sort of. he made his case directly to the people too, today, blaming the president and he wrote in a "wall street journal" op-ed, mr. president, we agree that your sequester is bad policy. what spending are you willing to cut to replace it? so he's saying, mr. president, can you come up with something? whoo, this doesn't look so good, right? we've got eight television interviews, an op-ed in the largest weekday newspaper, but where is the action? robert reich is the former u.s. labor secretary to bill clinton and author of "beyond outrage," what's gone wrong with our economy and how to fix it and ari fleischer, former white house press secretary under george w. bush. all right, let's get some action here. robert, the white house responded to john boehner's challenge of saying, where are the cuts, with a blog post from dan pfeiffer who wrote, "the fact is, the president has a detailed balanced plan with spending cuts, he's willing to make tough choices. now it's time for the speaker to do the s
john boehner, meanwhile with, is the them, sort of. he made his case directly to the people too, today, blaming the president and he wrote in a "wall street journal" op-ed, mr. president, we agree that your sequester is bad policy. what spending are you willing to cut to replace it? so he's saying, mr. president, can you come up with something? whoo, this doesn't look so good, right? we've got eight television interviews, an op-ed in the largest weekday newspaper, but where is the...
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we start tonight with the tea party and what it does to someone like john mccain. i told you it would come to this and now we've got the proof on camera. a party that spits at its leaders listens only to the loudest, angriest person in the back row. boehner is nothing to this crowd. it never heard of kantor. mitch mcconnell, a nobody. what matters to the republican far right are the few to dare to be even further right. now the huffington post editorial director. the 2013 version of john mccain version took on his constituents who looked like a room full of right wing 2010 mccains with their anti-immigrant build a fence talk. here's a bit of his exchange, if you want to call it that, with angry right wing tea partiers. >> why didn't the army go down there and stop 'em? because the only thing that stops 'em, i'm afraid to say, and it's too damn bad, but is a gun. that's all that will stop 'em. >> the border is 2,000 miles long, sir. i don't know how many troops and army people you think would have been required. i don't know how many you think would be required, but
we start tonight with the tea party and what it does to someone like john mccain. i told you it would come to this and now we've got the proof on camera. a party that spits at its leaders listens only to the loudest, angriest person in the back row. boehner is nothing to this crowd. it never heard of kantor. mitch mcconnell, a nobody. what matters to the republican far right are the few to dare to be even further right. now the huffington post editorial director. the 2013 version of john mccain...
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. >> woodruff: in his own statement today, house speaker john boehner charged the president bears the blame for the stalemate. white house press secretary jay carney fired back that republicans are the ones who've refused to compromise. >> and it's important to understand that if they hold that position and the sequester goes into effect. it will go into effect and those americans will lose their jobs because republicans made a choice for that to happen. >> woodruff: the president wants a combination of spending cuts and increased tax revenue to prevent the sequester. republicans say they've already raised taxes, so the focus should be entirely on spending. steve dennis is white house correspondent for the newspaper "roll call." >> right now, the republican leadership is saying absolutely nothing, they will allow absolutely nothing, no new revenue. and the white house is saying they're not going to sign anything that doesn't include new revenue. it's just, you know, it's a game of chicken right now. >> woodruff: and it won't be just ships, planes and troops affected. domestic spending
. >> woodruff: in his own statement today, house speaker john boehner charged the president bears the blame for the stalemate. white house press secretary jay carney fired back that republicans are the ones who've refused to compromise. >> and it's important to understand that if they hold that position and the sequester goes into effect. it will go into effect and those americans will lose their jobs because republicans made a choice for that to happen. >> woodruff: the...
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that is something john boehner pointed to saying we have looked to cutting. and then you actually look at the numbers, and they were called out on it today. it doesn't cut. so the plan and threat doesn't involve something they want to do. and the so-called cutting doesn't cut, because they can't shrink the government this way. >> so are we headed for another time-buying maneuver at the last minute that creates another 30-day window in which to decide this? >> well, it looks like the sequester cuts will take some amount of time. maybe there is a solution there. it is hard to see, nobody is negotiating, nobody is working with each other. everybody is trying to figure out the best political position. >> and nothing until 11:00 p.m., until the sequester hits. >> it doesn't even seem like there are the movements towards negotiations. and it is hard for me to see, i think both sides feel like they prefer the sequester than to any deal that the other side is offering at this point. >> krystal ball and ari melber, thank you for joining us. >>> and we'll see more on j
that is something john boehner pointed to saying we have looked to cutting. and then you actually look at the numbers, and they were called out on it today. it doesn't cut. so the plan and threat doesn't involve something they want to do. and the so-called cutting doesn't cut, because they can't shrink the government this way. >> so are we headed for another time-buying maneuver at the last minute that creates another 30-day window in which to decide this? >> well, it looks like the...
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republican house speaker john boehner said today, you created it, you fix it. a north bay traveler said he is not worried. >> said recently, there is a bird that's able to fly, it has a left wing, it has a right wing, and is somehow still able to fly. so i think it will work. >> reporter: the republicans and democrats fly like that by march 1. in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> nasa has released new images of the asteroid that flew by earth last week. nasa says it's the clearest picture yet. as that asteroid was headed away from earth. the images were taken over the span of about 8 hours. >>> it was warmer today than yesterday by about 5 or 10 degrees. temperatures tonight are going to get pretty chilly. that cold air that brought us snow on bay area peaks continues to filter into the area. it's settling in with light ridgeds tonight. current temperature in santa rosa is 46. 43 in napa. 47 in concourt. numbers are going to drop down into the low 30s. even upper 20s in some north bay valleys. napa 29 degrees for an overnight low. frosts on the wi
republican house speaker john boehner said today, you created it, you fix it. a north bay traveler said he is not worried. >> said recently, there is a bird that's able to fly, it has a left wing, it has a right wing, and is somehow still able to fly. so i think it will work. >> reporter: the republicans and democrats fly like that by march 1. in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> nasa has released new images of the asteroid that flew by earth last week. nasa...